Stephen Labate's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Stephen Labate. Issue Position: National Security. 1 January 2012. "Our military must be prepared to combat both unconventional and conventional threats against any country that threatens America's interests. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines in uniform today are the best and the brightest and our first line of defense. As your Congressman I will fight to make sure our armed forces have all the tools required to keep our great nation safe and secure." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Stephen Labate. Issue Position: Deficit and Debt Reduction. 1 January 2012. "With the national debt climbing closer toward $16 trillion each day, there is no question that government spending is out of control. Much of this debt accumulation has resulted from the notion that the government must spend money in order to stimulate the economy. As we saw with the failed Obama stimulus in 2009 this just will not work. As your Congressman, I will propose and support common sense policies that will shrink the size of the federal government and require federal budgets be balanced." (votesmart.org)
- Stephen Labate. Blog: People Over Politics: Economic Solutions That Matter For Long Islanders. 1 June 2012. "Small and large business surveys consistently identify taxation, regulation and legislation from Washington as the major factors, which make it harder for their business to grow and hire new employees. Real economic growth is driven by businesses working United States back on the road to prosperity. As your Congressman, I will propose and support policies that reduce corporate income tax rates, employer mandates and unnecessary regulation, so Long Island businesses can grow and thrive and our residents can get back to work." (votesmart.org)
- Stephen Labate. Blog: Incentivize Small Business, Not Big Government. 13 June 2012. "Pumping money into big government spending programs has not and will not solve our economic woes. Look no further than the failure of the stimulus to live up to its many promises as evidence of this. What we need is private sector stimulus to increase domestic investment and create high-quality jobs." (votesmart.org)
- Stephen Labate. Issue Position: Economic Growth and Job Creation. 1 January 2012. "Real economic growth is driven by businesses working to compete and grow in the free market, not by government [¦] As your Congressman I will work to incentivize private sector stimulus in the United States." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Stephen Labate. Blog: Let's Make Energy Independence a Reality. "My opponent, Congressman Steve Israel has been instrumental in preventing an increase in energy production in this country, and promoting partisan politics [¦] Congressman Israel also voted to prevent offshore and intercontinental drilling, as well as voting against the job creating Keystone XL Pipeline plan [¦] In order to accomplish this, what we need is a diversified "all-of-the-above" approach, which takes advantage of all potential energy sources, including wind, nuclear, solar, hydropower, geothermal, biomass, clean coal, domestic oil, and natural gas. We must also reduce government barriers, which prevent the development of these energy sources. Unleashing our vast supplies of energy resources for development will reduce our energy costs, create millions of new jobs, stimulate our economy, and once and for all end the threat to our economy and national security that is caused by our dependence on foreign oil. It's time to make energy independence more than a slogan. It's time to make energy independence a reality." (votesmart.org)
- Stephen Labate. Issue Position: Energy. 1 January 2012. "Thirty years ago, we imported 28 percent of our oil. Today, we import 70 percent, despite the fact that we have vast untapped energy resources below American soil. Unfortunately, excessive regulation and restrictions on the extraction of these precious resources has meant we're no closer to ending our dependence on foreign oil. As your Congressman I will work with any member of Congress who says yes to domestic energy production. It is my intent to work within Congress to reduce the amount of oil we import from foreign countries from 70% to at least 50% in the next eight years. In order to accomplish this, what we need is a diversified "all-of-the-above" approach, which takes advantage of all potential energy sources, including wind, nuclear, solar, hydropower, geothermal, biomass, clean coal, domestic oil, and natural gas. We must also reduce government barriers, which prevent the development of these energy sources." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Stephen Labate. Issues. "Recent polls indicate that over 60 percent of the American people want Obamacare repealed. Senior citizens will be hurt most by Obamacare, which cuts $575 billion from Medicare, reduces doctor reimbursement rates, and shifts treatment decisions to a board of Presidential appointees. Obamacare has further attacked freedom of religion by forcing religious institutions to provide services that violate their faith. As your congressman, I will fight for the complete repeal of Obamacare." (www.labateforcongress.com)
- Stephen Labate. Stephen Labate's Statement on the Supreme Court's Healthcare Decision. 28 June 2012. "I pledge to the constituents of the 3rd Congressional District that as your Congressman I will vote for the immediate repeal of Obamacare." (votesmart.org)
- Stephen Labate. Video: Steve Labate on the Aaron Klein Show 77 WABC. 1 July 2012. "My position would be the immediate repeal of Obamacare [¦] the first battle is that we need to repeal this bill." (youtu.be)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Stephen Labate. Issue Position: Standing Up for our Seniors. 1 January 2012. "At a time in which more and more seniors are becoming eligible for Social Security and Medicare, we find these government run programs in dire financial straits. As your Congressman, I will be a strong advocate for senior citizens to ensure that they are not cast aside because of the failure of government to live up to the promises it has made. I will protect Medicare from further cuts and I will fight to ensure the long term solvency of social security." (votesmart.org)
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